Big East News Articles

BIG EAST teams were 2-2 Wednesday with three squads battling local foes.

Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and Rutgers linebacker Khaseem Greene – who led their respective teams to shares of the BIG EAST championship – have been named the conference’s Offensive Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively, by the league’s eight head coaches.

The bowl preview show will air on local affiliates through December 15.

No. 2/2 Connecticut (7-0) hosts No. 10/10 Penn State (6-1) at Gampel Pavilion on Thursday evening at 7 p.m.

News and notes from the NCAA Championship.

The BIG EAST Conference has added Old Dominion University as an associate member for field hockey, the league announced.

Wednesday’s ledger lists four games for BIG EAST teams.

It is a rematch of last year’s national championship.

Wednesday’s ledger lists four games for BIG EAST teams, including three local rivalries.

De Lucca and Reaney named Athletes of the Week.

Georgetown has advanced to the College Cup for the first time in men’s soccer program history.

Syracuse got the week in BIG EAST basketball started with a comfortable 84-48 win against Eastern Michigan at the Carrier Dome Monday as the Orange remained unbeaten to start the season.

UConn continued its domination of ACC opponents, winning its 20th straight over ACC teams, winning by an average of 28.0 points.

Louisville beat out Rutgers for a Sugar Bowl berth; Syracuse, Cincinnati, Rutgers and Louisville staked claim to share of BIG EAST Championship.

The BIG EAST Conference has named Syracuse guard James Southerland and Pittsburgh guard James Robinson the winners of the league's weekly men's basketball honors for the week-ending Dec. 2.

Georgetown senior Sugar Rodgers averaged 25.0 ppg in a 2-0 week to lead the Hoyas.

The BIG EAST Conference has named Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, Pittsburgh defensive tackle Aaron Donald and Cincinnati kicker Tony Miliano the winners of the conference's final weekly football honors of the 2012 season.

No. 2/2 Connecticut (6-0) takes on No. 11/10 Maryland (4-1) in the Jimmy V Classic at the XL Center. The Monday night game will be televised live on ESPN2 at 7 p.m.

The BIG EAST won the SEC-BIG EAST Challenge for the second straight year, taking nine of the 12 games over three days.

Louisville head coach Jeff Walz, pictured earlier in the year during a practice, takes on instate rival Kentucky on Sunday at 6 p.m. ET on ESPNU.